Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 168: Mental Health
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SB 168 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Mental Health. Primary sponsor: Jennifer Bradley (Republican), Criminal Justice, Appropriations. It lists 37 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 26, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-180.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Mental Health; Citing this act as the “Tristin Murphy Act”; expanding the programs and diversion initiatives supported by implementation or expansion grants to include training for 911 public safety telecommunicators and emergency medical technicians for certain purposes and to include veterans treatment court programs; encouraging communities to apply for specified grants to establish misdemeanor or ordinance violation mental health diversion programs; encouraging communities to apply for specified grants to establish pretrial felony mental health diversion programs; expanding eligibility for the Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program to include Hillsborough County, etc. APPROPRIATION: $794,880
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Independent 1 · Republican 24
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Bradley | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 6 |
| Criminal Justice | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Appropriations | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Ben Albritton | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 27 |
| Kristen Arrington | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 25 |
| Avila | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Lori Berman | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Mack Bernard | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 24 |
| Jim Boyd | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 20 |
| Jason Brodeur | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 10 |
| Danny Burgess | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 23 |
| Colleen Burton | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 12 |
| Alexis Calatayud | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 38 |
| Collins | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Tracie Davis | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 5 |
| Nick DiCeglie | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 18 |
| Don Gaetz | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 1 |
| Ileana Garcia | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 36 |
| Erin Grall | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 29 |
| Joe Gruters | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 22 |
| Gayle Harrell | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 31 |
| Ed Hooper | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 21 |
| Ingoglia | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Shev Jones | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 34 |
| Tom Leek | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 7 |
| Jonathan Martin | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 33 |
| Stan McClain | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 9 |
| Rosalind Osgood | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
| Kathleen Passidomo | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 28 |
| Jason Pizzo | Co-sponsor | Independent | Senate | 37 |
| Tina Polsky | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| Ana Maria Rodriguez | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 40 |
| Darryl Rouson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Barbara Sharief | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 35 |
| Corey Simon | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 3 |
| Smith | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Keith Truenow | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 13 |
| Jay Trumbull | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 2 |
| Tommy Wright | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 8 |
| Clay Yarborough | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 4 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chapter No. 2025-180
- Approved by Governor
- Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- Ordered enrolled
- CS passed; YEAS 99, NAYS 0
- Amendment 870331 Recede
- Amendment 463357 Recede
- Amendment 149231 Recede
- Senate Message List
- In Messages
- Requested House to recede
- Refused to concur in 3 amendment(s) (149231, 463357, 870331)
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